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Ivul (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Special Edition
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Andrew Kotting

Written By:
John Cheetham
Andrew Mitchell

Actors:
Capucine Aubriot ..... Capucine
Manon Aubriot ..... Manon
Jacob Auzanneau ..... Alex
Jean-Luc Bideau ..... Ivul
Adélaïde Leroux ..... Freya
Aurélia Petit ..... Marie
Xavier Tchili ..... Lek

Synopsis:

Each teenager chooses his own way to rebel, but the young protagonist of Andrew Kotting's bizarre comedy/drama finds a unique way of challenging his folks. Ivul (Jean-Luc Bideau) is a strong-willed Russian expatriate living in France with his forbearing wife (Aurelia Petit) and their four children. Teenaged Alex (Jacob Auzanneau) is Ivul's only son, and he's become especially close to his big sister Freya (Adelaide Leroux). Freya is extremely fond of Alex, and shortly before she's to leave for a long trip to Russia, she asks him to touch her in a provocative manner, and he happily agrees. However, Ivul walks in on Alex and Freya, and angrily accuses Alex of taking advantage of his sister. When Alex can't convince his dad that this isn't the case, he angrily climbs up to the roof of the house, hops into one of the many trees that surrounds their home, and stays there. For the next several months, Alex lives in the trees despite repeated requests to come back to solid ground, and the youngster's absence takes a surprising toll on the family. Ivul was the first French-language film from British director Kotting.

Ivul tells the tale of Alex, who bizarrely moves out onto the roof of his house and refuses to come down after a false abuse accusation. From there, he watches the family he loves, but can't live with, as it destroys itself from the inside out. A small cast of actors and non-actors help create a world of magical realism firmly rooted in the power of everyday lives. Directed by one of Britain's most intriguing artists -Andrew Kötting, who is perhaps the only film- maker currently practising who could be said to have taken to heart the spirit of visionary curiosity and hybrid creativity exemplified by the late Derek Jarman.

Fifteen-year-old Alex is spending the summer with his family in a farmhouse situated in the middle of a forest. Alex spends his days with his beloved 18-year-old sister Freya in a world of play and dreams. When Alex and Freya are caught by surprise in a very intimate game, the familial balance is shattered. Their father casts out Alex, who manages to rescue himself on the rooftop. Alex swears to Freya that he will never set foot on the ground again and promises to wait for her forever. Moving from tree to tree, he progresses ever deeper into the forest.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 November, 2010.